Article
Conflicted communities, contested campuses: A cross-case comparison of community engagement at two African universities in conflict contexts
The Review of Higher Education
(2017)
Abstract
Higher education institutions around the world are sites of contestation. Armed groups have targeted universities in efforts to divert valuable resources, destabilize communities, and suppress dissent. Moreover, conflict
has engendered poor relations with community members that should be characterized by collaboration between the institution and the local community. Using qualitative case study methods, this work explores the experiences
of community engagement at two universities in sub-Saharan Africa in two post-conflict nations, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, in order to understand higher education’s role in the community and the campus-community connection
in building peaceful academic places.
Keywords
- community engagement,
- higher education,
- Africa,
- conflict,
- placemaking
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall 2017
DOI
10.1353/rhe.2017.0033
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2017 Association for the Study of Higher Education, All Rights Reserved.
Citation Information
Ane Turner Johnson. "Conflicted communities, contested campuses: A cross-case comparison of community engagement at two African universities in conflict contexts" The Review of Higher Education Vol. 41 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 61 - 89 ISSN: 0162–5748 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ane-johnson/16/